SALVATION
BY FAITH ALONE IN EARLY CHURCH EXTRA BIBLICAL DOCUMENTS
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
I)
THE PATH IS NARROW TO ETERNAL LIFE SO THE POPULAR THEOLOGY IS NOT GOING
TO BE GOD'S WAY IN ANY AGE
A)
[Mt 7:14]
B)
[Compare Eph 2:8-9]:
II)
EARLY CHURCH WRITINGS OFTEN TIMES DO REFLECT WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES:
SALVATION FOREVER BY A MOMENT OF FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[2 Tim 3:16]:
2)
[Cp Jn 10:35b]:
3)
[Cp Mt 5:18]:
B)
QUOTATIONS FROM EARLY CHURCH WRITINGS
[
http://www.geocities.com/reformedpresbyterian/dochist.htm
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/lightfoot/pt1vol2/translation1.htm
]
1)
CLEMENT OF ROME (AD96)
2)
IGNATIUS (1ST CENT)
3)
AUTHOR OF THE EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS (2ND CENT)
4)
POLYCARP OF SMYRNA (AD 69-156)
5)
JUSTIN MARTYR
6)
IRENAEUS
7)
TERTULLIAN AD 160-223
8)
AMBROSE
9)
ORIGEN (2nd / 3rd Cent.):
10)
ELIBERINE COUNCIL, ~ THE TURN OF THE 4TH CENT
11)
CYRIL OF JERUSALEM (4TH CENT)
12)
EPIPHANIUS
13)
CHRYSOSTOM (4TH CENT)
14)
BASIL (4TH CENT)
15)
JEROME (4TH CENT)
16)
POTATUS (4TH CENT)
17)
MACARIUS THE EGYPTIAN (4TH CENT)
18)
ELIBERINE COUNCIL (~ TURN OF THE 4TH CENT)
19)
AURELIUS AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (4TH / 5TH CENT)
20)
HILARY (5TH CENT.)
21)
THEODORET (5TH CENT.)
22)
PRIMASIUS (6TH CENT)
23)
ILDEFONSUS
24)
JULIAN OF TOLEDO (7TH CENT)
25)
BEDE (7TH-8TH CENT.)
26)
CLAUDIUS
27)
SEDULIUS (9TH CENT)
28)
RABANUS (9TH CENT)
29)
HAYMO (9TH CENT)
30)
ANSELM OF CANTERBURY (11TH CENTURY)
31)
PETER LOMBARD (12TH CENT.)
32
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX (12TH CENT.)
33
ALBERTUS PIGHIUS
34
CARDINAL CONTARENUS (FROM REFORMATION ERA)
35)
ISYCHIUS
36)
JEREMIAH THE PATRIARCH
37)
SMARAGUS THE ABBOT
